...And Don't the Kids Just Love It explained

...And Don't the Kids Just Love It
Type:studio
Artist:Television Personalities
Cover:tv-personalities-kids-dont-album.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:1980
Studio:Mount Pleasant (London)
Label:Rough Trade
Producer:Vic Hammersmith-Broadway
Next Title:Mummy Your Not Watching Me
Next Year:1982

...And Don't the Kids Just Love It is the debut album by English post-punk band Television Personalities, released in January 1981 by Rough Trade Records. It was recorded in 1980 by the lineup of Dan Treacy, Ed Ball, and Mark Sheppard. The album marked the band members' first full-length work, following several singles recorded with various associated projects, including 'O' Level and Teenage Filmstars.

The album's cover features a photograph of model, actress, and singer Twiggy with actor Patrick Macnee, best known for his role in the British television series The Avengers.[1]

Fire Records reissued the album in 1990 and 2009 in the United Kingdom, while Razor & Tie reissued it in 1995 in the United States. In 2002, Pitchfork listed ...And Don't the Kids Just Love It as the 64th best album of the 1980s.[2]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

Television Personalities

The sleeve notes assign a fictitious production credit to "Vic Hammersmith-Broadway", a reference to producer Vic Coppersmith-Heaven. The album was in fact produced by the band.

Charts

Chart (1981)!scope="col"
Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (Record Business)[4] 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fingers of the Sun: Under 1960s Revivalism With No Apologies. PopMatters. 1 March 2011. 9 December 2020. Hesse. Josiah M.. 2.
  2. Web site: The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s. Pitchfork. 20 November 2002. 22 October 2012. 4.
  3. ...And Don't the Kids Just Love It. Television Personalities. Television Personalities. Rough Trade Records. 1981. ROUGH 24. liner notes.
  4. Book: Lazell, Barry. The TV Personalities. http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/t.htm. 19 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608045508/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/t.htm. 8 June 2011. dead. Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. 1997. 0-95172-069-4.